Originally Posted by
arcura
Tim Walker.....:)
My God has several names.
Among then are Yahweh, Lord, El, Yah, Adoni, Eel elyown, Eel shaday, Elohiym, Emanuel, and even Jealous (see Exodus 34:13 for that name). Those names have different meanings such as Yahweh meanin "I Am" so that is a name of God in English. Then there is "He", "I", and "God Most High", as a name, and "Lord", and "Lord of Hosts", "God Almighty", "God With Us" as a name, and even "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" as the name of the one God (see Matt 28:19).
All the words you mention except two are titles.
About the scripture cited, first, in order to understand what is meant, one has to know what part of speech is being used. In this case the word "jealous" is functioning as an adjective which modifies the noun "name". If the scripture had said his name is "Jealousy", a proper noun, just as all names are, then it would mean what you claim it means. As it stands. It simply refers to his name, YHVH or YHWH or JHWH JHVH carrying the connotation of God's personality which tolerates no other gods before him
The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's Number: 07067 Browse Lexicon
Original Word Word Origin
annq from (07065)
Transliterated Word TDNT Entry
Qanna' TWOT - 2038b
Phonetic Spelling Parts of Speech
kan-naw' Adjective
Definition
jealous (only of God)
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King James Word Usage - Total: 6
Ex 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Ex 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
BTW
The addition of a capital letter to the word "jealous" is a translator taking liberties since the Hebrew word is not of necessity given a capital first letter unless the translator were injecting his own opinion into the text.
In reference to the others:
"Lord" is a title just as president, or premier or king is.
"Adonai" means lord. Which is also a title.
"Yahweh," is simply one of the accepted forms of the divine name and cannot be considered a separate name from that given to Moses.
"Yah," is a shortened version of the name of God given to Moses and does not constitute a different name.
"Eel shaday," = God Almight= a title
www.sonofdavid.org/parashot/bud_g/VaEra.doc
... Isaac and Jacob as God Almighty (El Shaddai), and did not allow them to... Va'era el-Avraham el-Yitschak ve'el-Ya'akov be'El Shaday ushmi Adonay lo...
www.sonofdavid.org/parashot/bud_g/VaEra.doc
El= almighty=another title
Elohim means God. A word indicating plurality of majesty. It is invariably translated as God. The following two scriptures are an example.
Genesis 6:2 (King James Version)
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Exodus 4:16 (New King James Version)
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16... And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God.
"Emanuel" applies to the Messiah whom the Hebrews certainly didn't consider to be God.
"Eel elyown" means "most high"-another title.
Worshipping in the Temple
... appeared to Abram, and said unto him, ('aaniy Eel-Shaday) I am the Almighty God; walk before me... "And he was priest of Eel Elyown' the most high God...
rivkah.org/030130.htm